Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 This is an interesting story! https://www.tfp.org/american-hand-gun-owners-seek-vatican-recognition/
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 St. Paul is the patron of Swordsmen. St. Sebastian is the patron of archers so why not a patron of shooters?
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Posted May 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: St. Paul is the patron of Swordsmen. St. Sebastian is the patron of archers so why not a patron of shooters? Because the Catholic CHURCH IS ANTI-GUN!
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 St. Barbara is the patron saint for artillerymen. Maybe handguns aren't big enough.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, J-BAR #18287 said: St. Barbara is the patron saint for artillerymen. Maybe handguns aren't big enough. Maybe because it's military related? The church is not anti-military, well....Maybe this current pope is?? She was from the 4th century also. It lists her as patron saint of miners, armourers and people who handled expolosives. St, Gabriel Possente was in the 1860's and associated only with a handgun. Maybe that's why they don't recognize him??
Pat Riot Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Hold up a sec...I thought Sam Colt was the patron saint of handgunners.
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: She was from the 15th century also. 4th century.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Posted May 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: 4th century. You're right....My bad!
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: You're right....My bad! It happens every now and then. Me being right I mean.
Alpo Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 I'm sure this is wrong, and possibly blasphemous, but it seems to me that the patron saint of self-defense should have lived longer than 24 years.
Dantankerous Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Not Jim Cirillo? Not Bill Jordan? Who then? Elmer Keith? Bill Tilghman? Frank Hamer?
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Alpo said: I'm sure this is wrong, and possibly blasphemous, but it seems to me that the patron saint of self-defense should have lived longer than 24 years. Out of curiosity, why? Why should age matter? He defended a village with one shot, killing a running lizard. Then forced the marauders to put out the fires they had started, return the goods they had stolen, and leave. He died in bed of tuberculosis.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Posted May 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Alpo said: I'm sure this is wrong, and possibly blasphemous, but it seems to me that the patron saint of self-defense should have lived longer than 24 years. Like Joe said, he died of tuberculosis, so did Doc Holiday at 36. TB was a killer back then, no cure at all!
Hendo Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Like Joe said, he died of tuberculosis, so did Doc Holiday at 36. TB was a killer back then, no cure at all! So they died of complications due to Covid-19, too?
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Posted May 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hendo said: So they died of complications due to Covid-19, too? I think it was Covid-1
Raylan Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Wait a minute - I thought St John Moses Browning was the patron saint of firearms.
Dantankerous Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Raylan said: Wait a minute - I thought St John Moses Browning was the patron saint of firearms. Maybe we need a whole posse of Handgun Saints?
Texas Lizard Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: You're right....My bad! By 1100 years.... Texas Lizard
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 There is a patron saint of drug dealers, but handgunners are bad. Ok. Reason # 8,962,132 why I'm a protestant. Not to mention the entire concept of a "saint" isn't found anywhere in the bible and is a leftover from the official Roman pagan religion before the emperor Constantine decided to become a Christian and make it the official religion of Rome...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Eliaphet Remington started earlier than Browning I think.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: There is a patron saint of drug dealers, but handgunners are bad. Ok. Reason # 8,962,132 why I'm a protestant. Not to mention the entire concept of a "saint" isn't found anywhere in the bible and is a leftover from the official Roman pagan religion before the emperor Constantine decided to become a Christian and make it the official religion of Rome... I didn't want to get into a religious argument, I just thought it was an interesting article about a guy that saved a town with a couple of handguns.
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